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Lexus RC 350Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Lexus RC 350.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints14Top: SeatsSafety recalls22015–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Lexus RC 350 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the RC 350 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Lexus RC 350 problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seats40
Electrical system20
Fuel/propulsion system21
Service brakes21
Lane departure10
Exterior lighting10
Visibility/wiper10
Structure10
Suspension10
3 other systems30
2 recalls

Lexus RC 350 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

85%Delivery: fuel pump20V-682 · 2019 · Nov 4, 2020 · 1,525,742 vehicles84%Delivery: fuel pump20V-012 · 2015–2019 · Jan 13, 2020 · 1,830,752 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the RC 350

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2018 · still open
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